"Chad exemplifies many of the common problems of the whole Sahel zone," said Robert Piper, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, during a recent visit to the country. "We need a long term vision to tackle chronic issues and increase the resilience of families."
The Sahel...

The 2014 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment opens today (23 June) at UN Headquarters in New York.
The three day annual meeting is a unique platform for Member States, UN agencies, humanitarian and development partners, the private sector and affected communities to...

Theresa Nyerik and her husband have seven children. They live in a small shelter made of plastic sheets stretched over bamboo poles, in a muddy camp inside a UN base in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The camp sprang up in mid-December, when fighting broke out in Juba and quickly spread to other parts...

Somalia is on the brink of a new food crisis, with aid agencies warning that action is needed now. A combination of delayed rains, rising food prices and persistent conflict means that the country’s current, fragile food-security situation is expected to deteriorate in the next two months.
Aid...